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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.

POEM: In Memoriam

On Memorial Day, 1995, a tornado destroyed great swathes of Monterey, Massachusetts. It helps to be reminded that change is constant, and that things are always evolving. From devastation to lush landscape, let's pray for that cycle to resolve itself … soon.

CONNECTIONS: Stormy weather, part I: Tornado of 1879

The observer watched as the tornado veered south before the Square and missed him, the building in which he stood, and the center of town. That was the last of Pittsfield’s good luck.

Storms pummel Great Barrington

A sample of storm damage: car crushed by tree in front of Congregational Church; utility poles down on Pleasant Street.
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The Edge Is Free To Read.

But Not To Produce.